Extension of internationalisation models: drivers and processes for the globalisation of product development – a comparison of Danish and Chinese engineering firms

Production Planning and Control

Volumn 27, Issue 13, 2016, Pages 1112-1123

  Søndergaard, Erik ^a   Oehmen, Josef ^a   Ahmed Kristensen, Saeema ^b  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

China; Global product development; internationalisation; offshoring; outsourcing

Indexed keywords

MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; OUTSOURCING; SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT;

CHINA; DISTRIBUTED DEVELOPMENT; ENGINEERING FIRMS; GLOBAL PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT; INTERNATIONALISATION; OFF-SHORING; PROCESS MODELING; PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES;

PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 84979502273     PISSN: 09537287     EISSN: 13665871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09537287.2016.1186849     Document Type: Article

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